BlogHide Resteemsbarrym8 (25)in poetry • 7 years agoRed SolaceTake heart, for ours is a pain of first love triumph, We need not fear the dusk of a windswept day. The bright night carries with it a skin-soothed breeze. Closely followed by the solace of the…barrym8 (25)in poetry • 7 years agoSitting and WaitingWhen you’re sitting and a staring at the back of your eyes, And a wondering why the ink doesn’t leak from the skies, When you’re longing for forgotten friends, befriending thoughts from long…barrym8 (25)in poetry • 7 years agoCobblestonesI walk on history, On the souls and soles that trod before me, On rivers of joy and misery, Rain that flowed and mud that gathered, Between these stones for centuries. If I crouched down…barrym8 (25)in bwphotocontest • 7 years agoB&W Photo Contest: Charles BradleyThis is an image I took of my favourite musician, Charles Bradley , at Golden Plains Festival in 2014. Charles Bradley died last weekend. He was known as the screaming eagle of soul, and…barrym8 (25)in poetry • 7 years agoODEYou are a child of the forest An angel of the morning A flower of the tropics A constellation of the night You are a woman of golden sunsets A medium for pure joy The subject of tall…barrym8 (25)in poetry • 7 years agoInactivity's RewardsInactivity's Rewards Only now I’ve stopped to think, And churned and mixed a few honest thoughts, Brought forward by sheer inactivity, What was suppressed by mere assumption, And ignored…barrym8 (25)in america • 7 years agoBREAKING: Shooting in Las VegasAt least 2 killed, 24 hospitalised in shooting at a concert in Las Vegas. The shooting is occurring at Route 91 Harvest Festival near the Mandalay Bay Hotel. One shooter is down, but the…barrym8 (25)in politics • 7 years agoAustralia is at its least generous moment in history (foreign aid)FACTS: Australian foreign aid is currently at an all time low of 0.22% of Gross National Income (GNI). Since a 1970 General Assembly decision, Australia has been under an international…